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Is it just a Matter of Time?

Last nights auditions brought to mind a question that has bothered me from the very beginning of American Idol. Will a day ever come, that a rejected Idol contestant does something truly insane? Not just storm out of the room bleating obscenities at the judges, but actually act out on their hate and anger towards those who have just rejected them in a physical way?

Exhibits “A” & “B”

Exhibit “A” Ian Bernardo
This one time telephone psychic sang, well actually “spoke”, the lyrics to Laura Brannigan’s, Gloria. After his “Performance”, the Judges predictability lambasted his audition. The verbal war then began.

Simon: “It’s Just Rubbish.”

Bernardo: “Simon has built an empire by sitting in a chair and being bored and British, and I just wanted to know if he is legally allowed to be making millions of dollars off us?

Bernardo: “Why is a British man telling me what an American Idol is”?

And so it went until show security walked him out

Exhibit “B” Sarah Goldberg
Not since Kathy Bates’ performance in the movie “Misery” have there been a more disturbing and frightening display of obsessive delusional behavior. After “Sledge hammering” the virtual ankles of some obscure Selena tune, she became abusive and threatening towards the judges. She began an explanation of how she could be promoted as the “First” American Idol contestant that couldn’t sing. That was the highlight of her argument. It went downhill from there. She literally told Randy Jackson to” SHUT UP”! Then as she was leaving the audition room, she turned to utter her parting remark to the judges. With venom and anger she threateningly uttered,
“You’re all going to regret this”!

This brings me back to my original thought. Will a contestant ever act out their rage and anger of being rejected in a physical way? Have Fox’s producers considered screening auditioners psychological make up as well as their talent level? I wondered what kind of weapon screening is done by the show before unleashing these people upon the judges. This year’s choice to allow more mentally disturbed and mentally challenged individuals to participate seems like a dare for something bad to happen. Living in a world that is embroiled in terror, violence, and war, combined with the loneliness and isolation of many people lives, the possibility of a tragedy on Idol seems not so far fetched.

Francis L.

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